Noam Cohen
@noamcohen.bsky.social
Journalist who’s interested in what’s true on the Internet and who decides, which means I like to write stories about @Wikipedia. Author of The Know-It-Alls, on Silicon Valley's libertarian politics: http://thenewpress.com/books/know-it-alls.
Harvard endowment tripled its investment in Bitcoin ETF — to $442.9 million! — according to SEC disclosure, The Crimson reports. Stanford professor tells paper he’s surprised since, “Bitcoin does not pay dividends and has limited uses as a payment instrument.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Bitcoin Now Harvard’s Largest Publicly Disclosed Holding, Tripling in Size in Third Quarter | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard Management Company dramatically increased its investment in iShares Bitcoin Trust, an exchange trade fund tracking the value of Bitcoin, in the third quarter of this year.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Harvard endowment tripled its investment in Bitcoin ETF — to $442.9 million! — according to SEC disclosure, The Crimson reports. Stanford professor tells paper he’s surprised since, “Bitcoin does not pay dividends and has limited uses as a payment instrument.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
Just as The Free Press journalist Olivia Reingold was getting noticed for her John Oliver impression, her Wikipedia article was deleted for not being “notable.” A reverse Streisand effect … you briefly get public's attention, only to be told, "Why should we care?" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Olivia Reingold - Wikipedia
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October 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Just as The Free Press journalist Olivia Reingold was getting noticed for her John Oliver impression, her Wikipedia article was deleted for not being “notable.” A reverse Streisand effect … you briefly get public's attention, only to be told, "Why should we care?" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
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The heroes of the day are Richard Knipel, chair of @wikimedianyc.bsky.social, and @fuzheado.bsky.social, who stepped up and saved lives at Civic Hall. They were already anchors in the community, now their work in trust and safety extends to the physical realm. They deserve all our care and support.
October 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The heroes of the day are Richard Knipel, chair of @wikimedianyc.bsky.social, and @fuzheado.bsky.social, who stepped up and saved lives at Civic Hall. They were already anchors in the community, now their work in trust and safety extends to the physical realm. They deserve all our care and support.
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Now Trump is hoping to at least get a Daytime Nobel Peace Prize.
October 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Now Trump is hoping to at least get a Daytime Nobel Peace Prize.
Before Sen. Ted Cruz accused Wikipedia of bias for labeling Fox News unreliable about politics and science, I wrote @wired.com about how Fox News earned that designation. The process was guided by an apolitical British editor is mainly interested in snooker arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... 1/2
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October 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Before Sen. Ted Cruz accused Wikipedia of bias for labeling Fox News unreliable about politics and science, I wrote @wired.com about how Fox News earned that designation. The process was guided by an apolitical British editor is mainly interested in snooker arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... 1/2
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In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote "Preserving the Internet" for Scientific American. Nearly 30 years later, it’s striking how many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—and how many challenges remain.
Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵
Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵
October 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In 1996, Brewster Kahle wrote "Preserving the Internet" for Scientific American. Nearly 30 years later, it’s striking how many of his predictions about digital preservation came true—and how many challenges remain.
Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵
Let’s compare 1996 vs 2025 🧵
As Peter Thiel turns loopier and loopier — meditating on the anti-Christ — Marc Andreessen has emerged to reveal Silicon Valley’s dark heart, as per this BI article:
* only engineers matter
* use lawsuits to intimidate critics
* build cults of personality
www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...
* only engineers matter
* use lawsuits to intimidate critics
* build cults of personality
www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...
October 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
As Peter Thiel turns loopier and loopier — meditating on the anti-Christ — Marc Andreessen has emerged to reveal Silicon Valley’s dark heart, as per this BI article:
* only engineers matter
* use lawsuits to intimidate critics
* build cults of personality
www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...
* only engineers matter
* use lawsuits to intimidate critics
* build cults of personality
www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...
Elon Musk’s rage toward Wikipedia — and dreams of replacing it with an encyclopedia of his own — is in line with autocrats around the world, in China, Russia, Turkey and lately India. As I argued in this piece for The Globe and Mail a little while back. archive.ph/yoByG
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October 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Elon Musk’s rage toward Wikipedia — and dreams of replacing it with an encyclopedia of his own — is in line with autocrats around the world, in China, Russia, Turkey and lately India. As I argued in this piece for The Globe and Mail a little while back. archive.ph/yoByG
Much unintentional humor in the Guardian piece on performers' explanations for taking the money to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
September 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Much unintentional humor in the Guardian piece on performers' explanations for taking the money to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Charlie Kirk article's single-day traffic was highest in Wikipedia history - 15 mil views the day he died. It pulls no punches. Kirk was “a right-wing political activist" advocating Christian nationalism and Great Replacement conspiracy theory. New discussion topic: Was Kirk becoming Catholic? 1/2
Talk:Charlie Kirk - Wikipedia
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September 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Charlie Kirk article's single-day traffic was highest in Wikipedia history - 15 mil views the day he died. It pulls no punches. Kirk was “a right-wing political activist" advocating Christian nationalism and Great Replacement conspiracy theory. New discussion topic: Was Kirk becoming Catholic? 1/2
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My “America at 250” class—taught with David Blight and Beverly Gage — can be found here.
New lectures and podcasts put up every week.
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
New lectures and podcasts put up every week.
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
September 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My “America at 250” class—taught with David Blight and Beverly Gage — can be found here.
New lectures and podcasts put up every week.
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
New lectures and podcasts put up every week.
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The tech journalist stevenlevy.bsky.social wrote an apologia @wired.com after decades of largely flattering coverage of Silicon Valley. This feels like a vital moment -- a case for dismantling tech giants from an unlikely voice -- even if the essay pulls punches. 🧵 1/7 www.wired.com/story/silico...
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The tech journalist stevenlevy.bsky.social wrote an apologia @wired.com after decades of largely flattering coverage of Silicon Valley. This feels like a vital moment -- a case for dismantling tech giants from an unlikely voice -- even if the essay pulls punches. 🧵 1/7 www.wired.com/story/silico...
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I don't want to speculate, but you have to think that the hours that Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein spent over lunch in 2017 almost certainly featured one of the most normal conversations of all time.
September 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I don't want to speculate, but you have to think that the hours that Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein spent over lunch in 2017 almost certainly featured one of the most normal conversations of all time.
The Mark Zuckerberg image makeover continues … Zuck’s Wikipedia article now features a fresh, Meta-produced photo (left), replacing a 2020 shot (right).
September 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Mark Zuckerberg image makeover continues … Zuck’s Wikipedia article now features a fresh, Meta-produced photo (left), replacing a 2020 shot (right).
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It's helpful information how much the support of Kimmel is a sign of moral revulsion and how much it is a pure political calculation that Trumpism is weakening & a bluff. So it'd be good to have an instrument that has no capacity for morality and only detects political interest. Thank you, Ted Cruz!
September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It's helpful information how much the support of Kimmel is a sign of moral revulsion and how much it is a pure political calculation that Trumpism is weakening & a bluff. So it'd be good to have an instrument that has no capacity for morality and only detects political interest. Thank you, Ted Cruz!
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This is airing on 60 Minutes this Sunday. The operation to fluff Bari Weiss is underway.
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is airing on 60 Minutes this Sunday. The operation to fluff Bari Weiss is underway.
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My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"Is it possible that these purveyors of popular culture will ignore the 50 percent or more of this country that want television, film and music that doesn’t feel like it was extruded directly from the president’s brain? "
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/o...
"Is it possible that these purveyors of popular culture will ignore the 50 percent or more of this country that want television, film and music that doesn’t feel like it was extruded directly from the president’s brain? "
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/o...
Opinion | We Can No Longer Tell Ourselves This Isn’t Really Happening
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September 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"Is it possible that these purveyors of popular culture will ignore the 50 percent or more of this country that want television, film and music that doesn’t feel like it was extruded directly from the president’s brain? "
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/o...
"Is it possible that these purveyors of popular culture will ignore the 50 percent or more of this country that want television, film and music that doesn’t feel like it was extruded directly from the president’s brain? "
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/o...
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"...every ounce of my energy has been devoted to an active
opposition to cruel bigotry, convulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism...nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us."
opposition to cruel bigotry, convulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism...nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us."
September 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"...every ounce of my energy has been devoted to an active
opposition to cruel bigotry, convulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism...nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us."
opposition to cruel bigotry, convulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism...nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us."
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Trees are not a stated part of the Dept. of Transportation's plan to widen sidewalks and add bike connections to the Canal Street area next year. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/15/p...
Parks Dept. to Canal Street: 'No Trees for You!' - Streetsblog New York City
The Parks Department wants to plant more trees — it does! — but so many things are conspiring against the agency on Manhattan's worst street.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Trees are not a stated part of the Dept. of Transportation's plan to widen sidewalks and add bike connections to the Canal Street area next year. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/15/p...
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He never was that guy. He was always this guy. He was just outnumbered and didn't show you he was this guy. All along, they've been these guys.
I’m old enough to remember when Marc Andreesen was just the quirky Netscape guy. Man I miss the 90s.
July 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
He never was that guy. He was always this guy. He was just outnumbered and didn't show you he was this guy. All along, they've been these guys.
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one way you can tell he’s lying is that the story was sold with a hard news headline as opposed to the poncy “From Kampala to Queens, Mamdani navigates a complex identity” feature hed it would have gotten if it was actually about the decisions “people with overlapping identities wrestle with”
Patrick Healy, NYT assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, wrote a thread on how the Zohran Mamdani/Columbia story came together:
July 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
one way you can tell he’s lying is that the story was sold with a hard news headline as opposed to the poncy “From Kampala to Queens, Mamdani navigates a complex identity” feature hed it would have gotten if it was actually about the decisions “people with overlapping identities wrestle with”
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@hntdove.bsky.social I made this independent cartoon. If you like it would you share it? If we find an audience we can keep making them, and don't need to bend our creative vision to the studio system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLvq...
GUYS NEXT DOOR | EPISODE 1: PILOT
YouTube video by Guys Next Door
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June 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
@hntdove.bsky.social I made this independent cartoon. If you like it would you share it? If we find an audience we can keep making them, and don't need to bend our creative vision to the studio system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLvq...
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I am skeptical about the likelihood that some of Mamdani's topline proposals get implemented, but this AMA answer points to the sheer quantity of low-hanging fruit out there in terms of simple straightforward quality of life improvements available in our city.
June 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I am skeptical about the likelihood that some of Mamdani's topline proposals get implemented, but this AMA answer points to the sheer quantity of low-hanging fruit out there in terms of simple straightforward quality of life improvements available in our city.
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I’m so excited to announce that my book was published today! The book retells the life of Charles Sumner, an abolitionist senator who co-framed the Reconstruction Amendments. I wrote this book with my blood, sweat & tears as a student at Yale Law School. (1/x)
June 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m so excited to announce that my book was published today! The book retells the life of Charles Sumner, an abolitionist senator who co-framed the Reconstruction Amendments. I wrote this book with my blood, sweat & tears as a student at Yale Law School. (1/x)